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Swindon road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 690 road traffic collisions in Swindon in 1980, and 886 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 168 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1979 (686), and casualties rose from 871.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 27,158 collisions in Swindon.

Collisions in 1980
690
Up 1% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
886
Up 2% on 1979
Fatal collisions
11
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
168
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Swindon in 1980

1.6% of collisions in Swindon in 1980 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Swindon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious16824%
  • Slight51174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious19722%
  • Slight67676%

Swindon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swindon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 828 in 1984. 1980 is highlighted, with 690, up 1% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025401511
2024382474
2023405544
2022425522
2021409509
2020291365
2019391505
2018394488
2017386507
2016495641
2015448593
2014418550
2013395521
2012446590
2011434573
2010386497
2009448589
2008475617
2007555737
2006579732
2005554737
2004676951
2003681919
20027861,036
20017981,121
2000726994
1999645886
1998646855
1997691917
1996646832
1995595759
1994609808
1993578731
1992594744
1991610777
1990713928
1989680870
1988717926
1987679891
19867791,029
19858051,014
19848281,030
1983788997
1982687854
1981708944
1980690886
1979686871

When and where crashes happen in Swindon in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (14%)
  • Tuesday90 (13%)
  • Wednesday92 (13%)
  • Thursday102 (15%)
  • Friday132 (19%)
  • Saturday111 (16%)
  • Sunday66 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59161 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59115 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (8.3%)
  • February38 (5.5%)
  • March52 (7.5%)
  • April46 (6.7%)
  • May56 (8.1%)
  • June50 (7.2%)
  • July49 (7.1%)
  • August63 (9.1%)
  • September65 (9.4%)
  • October79 (11%)
  • November66 (9.6%)
  • December69 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight462 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit173 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (6.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds553 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry461 (67%)
  • Wet or damp202 (29%)
  • Frost or ice24 (3.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph455 (66%)
  • 40 mph86 (12%)
  • 60 mph63 (9.1%)
  • 70 mph86 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway586 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swindon in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant324 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist246 (28%)
  • Pedestrian143 (16%)
  • Cyclist117 (13%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1056 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1574 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20272 (31%)
  • 21 to 25104 (12%)
  • 26 to 35126 (14%)
  • 36 to 4580 (9%)
  • 46 to 5557 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6548 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.3%)
  • Over 7515 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider536 (60%)
  • Passenger207 (23%)
  • Pedestrian143 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car672 (56%)
  • Motorcycle252 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle124 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swindon in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Swindon

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Swindon ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swindon had the 114th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
123rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Swindon with the most crashes in 1980

The A345 had the most collisions in Swindon in 1980: 98, including 3 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swindon, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34598135324
2ndA36178110024
3rdA4206678011
4thA4193651214
5thB4006303307
6thM4274415
7thB428991311
8thB401961111
9thB45074500
10thB40003601
11thA4291100
12thB40051201

Towns in Swindon: crashes in 1980

Swindon, Swindon had the most collisions of any town in Swindon in 1980: 449.

Postcode districts in Swindon: crashes in 1980

SN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swindon in 1980: 198.

Latest crashes in Swindon in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Swindon in 1980, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Swindon road accidents in other years